Coastal Climate Futures (CCF)
A registered Community-Based Organization (CBO) engineering dynamic, long-term socio-economic balance alongside structural environmental safety paths within Kenya's vulnerable maritime communities.
Our Vision
To build highly resilient, climate-adapted coastal ecosystems where balanced natural marine resources and robust, community-led civic governance perfectly support prosperous local economies across East Africa.
Our Mission
To empower vulnerable coastal stakeholders through structured open environmental metrics, comprehensive blue carbon sink restorations, plastic waste value chains, and integrated public grievance governance adjustments.
Our Leadership
Driven by expert governance voices championing intergenerational equity across Africa.
Founder & Leader
Maro Micah Maua
Founder & Kenyan Climate Governance Expert
Post-Graduate Scholar, University of Nairobi
Maro Micah Maua is the Founder of Coastal Climate Futures and a Kenyan climate governance expert, climate justice advocate, and youth leader committed to advancing environmental justice, community transformation, and sustainable development. His work centers on gender justice, intergenerational equity, human rights, and grassroots climate action, positioning him among emerging African voices championing resilience and equitable development.
He has worked within global ecumenical spaces, including The Lutheran World Federation, ACT Alliance, and other international networks, supporting humanitarian response, climate resilience, social protection, and locally led development initiatives across Africa. Through these engagements, Maro has contributed to programs focused on vulnerable communities, youth empowerment, and sustainable resilience strategies.
Maro has actively participated in international climate discussions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), contributing to conversations on adaptation, loss and damage, resilience, and just transition frameworks. Through COP processes and African climate forums, he advocates for climate policies grounded in justice, accountability, and local ownership, while promoting practical solutions that protect vulnerable communities and indigenous rights.
He is also involved in community empowerment and biodiversity restoration initiatives in the Kenyan coast including climate awareness campaigns, beach clean-ups, and mangrove restoration efforts aimed at advancing local implementation of the Paris Agreement. Currently pursuing his Master’s studies at the University of Nairobi, Maro continues to strengthen his expertise in leadership, climate governance, and community-centered transformation.
Our Core Operating Values
The transparent principles behind our on-the-ground regional decision framework.
Radical Transparency
Publishing milestone progress logs and open local environment metrics directly ensures true institutional trust and local integrity.
Ecosystem Security First
Prioritizing native blue carbon mangrove structures effectively mitigates long-term coastal erosion trends safely.
Civic Accountability
Deploying robust Grievance Redress Mechanisms gives Beach Management Units (BMUs) safe channels to manage complaints.
Our Focus: Mombasa & The Tana River Basin
CCF operates directly within critical Kenyan ecological hotspots. From managing high-density urban plastic vectors in Mombasa shores to implementing large-scale mangrove nursery assets along the delicate Tana River delta channels, our actions protect both bio-diverse habitats and vulnerable community infrastructure.